NFL Power Rankings 2023: 32-team poll after the NFL draft - ESPN
The 2023 NFL draft is over. The league has more than 259 new players looking to make a difference on a team. These players fill important holes on the roster, and others make great depth adds.
So, how has the draft (and all of the other fun things that have happened since our post-free-agency rankings — like OBJ to the Ravens!) changed how we stack the NFL?
Our newest rankings are below with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters on which position or area of their team has improved the most since the 2022 season ended.
Let's start with the defending Super Bowl champions.
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Post-FA ranking: 1
Most improved: Edge
The Chiefs replaced veterans at or near the ends of their respective careers (Frank Clark and Carlos Dunlap) with two much younger players (free agent Charles Omenihu and first-round draft pick Felix Anudike-Uzomah) who have big potential.
Omenihu and Anudike-Uzomah joins a group that already included former first-round pick George Karlaftis and Mike Danna to give the Chiefs depth at these positions. — Adam Teicher
Post-FA ranking: 2
Most improved: Offensive tackle
Cincinnati made a massive splash in free agency by signing Orlando Brown Jr. as its new left tackle. Last season with Kansas City, Brown was 18th in pass block win rate as a tackle, according to ESPN Analytics. When Jonah Williams was healthy in 2021, he was 50th among 68 qualifying players — his best